April 26, 2009 - St. Ignatius Loyola Parish

Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
980 Park Avenue at 84th Street • New York, New York 10028 • (212) 288-3588
www.stignatiusloyola.org
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April 26, 2009
Third Sunday of Easter
W
“Behold, the Man!”
hen Pilate brought Jesus before the crowd as he was
sitting in judgement on him, he presented him with the
introduction: “Behold, the Man!” Now that we have celebrated
the Resurrection of the Lord, we must never forget this phrase
which is at the heart of our faith. The Risen Lord is the same
Jesus who was presented by Pilate to the crowd as “the man.”
We must never forget that Jesus is human, like us in all things,
except sin. In the joy of Easter and his victory over death, we
must never lose sight of his humanity.
flesh, I will see my God.” It was in her flesh that many people
found the presence of the living Spirit of Jesus. She was born
in Philadelphia. At the age of 22 she married an Episcopalian
priest, Pierce Connolly, and moved with him first to Mississippi
and then to Louisiana. It was in the south that her husband’s
study of the Church led him to rethink his position. In her love
for him, she followed him in his new quest, and they were both
received into the Catholic Church. She bore him 5 children. One
died only seven weeks after birth; two months later, her two
year old son was knocked by a dog into a vat of boiling sugar
cane juice. Cornelia held his small suffering body until he died
some 41 hours later.
This weekend we celebrate the feast of St. Mark, the Evangelist.
He is not only the writer of the earliest gospel, but he is also
the one who portrays Jesus most vividly in his humanity. It is in
Mark that the emotions of Jesus are most often
After his conversion, Pierce desired to berevealed. In this gospel, Jesus’ family think
come a Catholic priest. In those days this was
him mad. It is also in Mark that Jesus shows
only possible if Cornelia and he both signed a
impatience with the slowness of his disciples
solemn promise that they would never live toto understand. And at the end of the passion,
gether again as husband and wife. She agreed,
Jesus is shown as feeling abandoned not only by
though this was very painful. She brought the
his disciples, but by the Father in heaven. Even
three children to London, where the newly
at his death, his divine status seems revealed by
tolerated Catholic Church needed schools to
his humanity at its weakest, when the centurion,
educate its children. Cornelia was invited to
supervising the crucifixion, seeing the way he
found a new religious family, the Sisters of the
died, says: “Truly, this man was God’s Son!” A
Holy Child Jesus, to establish an institution to
Roman Governor proclaims Jesus a man, and
educate young girls. It was shortly after this
a Roman officer says this man is God’s Son.
that Pierce decided to return to the Episcopal
“Head of Christ” (c.1494) Church and sued in the courts to have his wife
Another important message in Mark’s gospel is
Leonardo da Vinci
in the oldest ending of the gospel. The oldest
return to him. She eventually won the case to
manuscripts have the gospel end with the story
remain as a religious, but her husband took the
of the empty tomb and the message of the young man that
children from her and moved back to the United States. She
the women find sitting in the tomb that “He is not here.” The
never saw her children again. She never deviated from the call
young man gives the women the mission to tell Peter and the
of the Lord. Her religious family grew and brought the love
disciples that Jesus is to go before them to Galilee, where they
of Jesus to men and women in many countries and has grown
will see him. In these earliest manuscripts, there is no appearparticularly strong in West Africa.
ance of the Risen Jesus. It is as if the Gospel writer is telling his
In the extraordinary story of this great woman, we see the
readers that they are to find Jesus in the communities in which
power of the suffering Christ, and the revelation of God’s love.
they live. Jesus will be found living in those who have accepted
It is still in humans like us that his risen life continues to be
him in faith. As Jesus says in John’s Gospel: “Blessed are those
revealed and brings the good news to the world, “He is risen,
who have not seen, yet believed.”
indeed!” We are so privileged to be his disciples. May our faith
Just a week ago we celebrated the 130th anniversary of the
and its reflection in our lives continue the great mission he left
death of Cornelia Connelly. She was born 200 years ago this
his disciples before returning to the Father.
past January 15th. Here was a woman, fully human, who revealed the life of the risen Lord. Her dying words were: “In this
Fr. Ugo Nacciarone, S.J.
Scripture Readings for the Week
Monday, April 27th (Feast of St. Peter Canisius)
Acts 6:8-15 They could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke
Psalm 119
John 6:22-29 Do not work for food that perishes but for food that endures to eternal life
Tuesday, April 28th (Third Tuesday of Easter)
Announced Masses for the Week
Monday, April 27th
8:30
MEM Patrick O’Donoghue
12:10 MEM Rosalie Raimonde 5:30 MEM Joseph Madden
Tuesday, April 28th
8:30 MEM Anthony Butkus 12:10 MEM Dr. Anthony Giambalvo
5:30 MEM Eugene Rameker
Acts 7:51-8:1a Lord Jesus, receive my spirit
Psalm 31
John 6:30-35 It was not Moses, but my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven
Wednesday, April 29th
8:30 MEM Devon Lam 12:10 MEM Pierre Clerdent
5:30 MEM Virginia Kirshner
Wednesday, April 29th (Feast of St. Catherine of Siena)
Thursday, April 30th
8:30 MEM Anthony Butkus 12:10 MEM Kevin Naughton
5:30 MEM William Powers Acts 8:1b-8 They went about preaching the word
Psalm 66
John 6:35-40 This is the will of my Father, that all who see the Son may have eternal life
Thursday, April 30th (Third Thursday of Easter)
Acts 8:26-40 Look, there is water. What is to prevent my
being baptized?
Psalm 66
John 6:44-51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven
Friday, May 1st (Third Friday of Easter)
Acts 9:1-20 This man is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles
Psalm 117
John 6:52-59 My Flesh is true food, and my Blood is true drink
Saturday, May 2nd (Feast of St. Athanasius)
Acts 9:31-42 The Church was being built up, and with the consolation of the Holy Spirit she grew in numbers
Psalm 116
John 6:60-69 To whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life
Sunday, May 3rd (Fourth Sunday of Easter)
Acts 4:8-12 There is no salvation through anyone else
Psalm 118
I John 3:1-2 We shall see God as he really is
John 10:11-18 The good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep
Friday, May 1st
8:30 MEM Sergio Ferraro
12:10 MEM John A. Rooney 5:30 MEM Epifanio & Concesa Sarte
Saturday, May 2nd
8:30 MEM Mark Joseph Fizulich There will be an
Easter Memorial Liturgy
on Wednesday, April 29 at 7:00 PM
in the Church to remember all
parishioners, as well as family
members, who died during 2008.
All are welcome to attend.
Family members are invited to bring a
framed photograph of the deceased.
A reception will follow in Wallace Hall.
Pastoral Visits Available
for Homebound and Ill Parishioners
Parishioners have been trained for the ministry of
pastoral visiting to the homebound and chronically ill
in our Parish. If you are interested in having a visit
arranged for yourself or another person,
please contact Sr. Kathryn King.
She can be reached at 212.288.3588 or
[email protected]
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THIS WEEK
OF INTEREST TO PARISHIONERS
Sunday, April 26: You can help create long-term solutions to
the global hunger crisis! Join the Bread for the World 2009
Offering of Letters sponsored by Ignatian Social Justice.
Stop at one of the tables in the narthex after Mass, where you
will be able to sign letters addressed to our representatives
in Washington promoting economic growth in low-income
countries and supporting the efforts of poor people to lift
themselves out of hunger and poverty.
We are collecting donations for the Mercy Center in the
South Bronx. Mercy Center is a community center and a
place of hope for women and their families. The collection
period began on Ash Wednesday and will
conclude the end of April. Loose change,
bills and checks are welcome! Please bring
donations to the Parish House in care of
Joanne Cunneen.
Sunday, April 26 through Wednesday, April 29 - SVdP
Food Drive. As we think about bread for the world, let’s also
think about hunger in our own backyard. The St. Vincent de
Paul Society will be holding a Food Drive to benefit the Yorkville Common Pantry beginning Sunday, April 26, through
Wednesday, April 29. Please bring new, unopened dry food
and canned food to the Parish House.
Sunday, April 26, immediately following the 11 AM Wallace Hall Mass: Family Faith-Sharing (McKinnon Hall)
Monday, April 27, 7:00 PM - Social Justice Talk and Information Night. Please see details below.
Wednesday, April 29, 7:00 PM - Easter Memorial Liturgy.
All are welcome. Please see details at left.
Wednesday, April 29, 7:00 PM - Ignatian Social Justice
Meeting. Come and learn about short-term and long-term
social justice advocacy opportunities. All are welcome.
Wednesday, April 29, 7:00 PM - St. Vincent de Paul
Meeting. All are welcome.
“From Cross to Resurrection:
Continuing the Journey of Charity and Justice”
Monday, April 27 at 7:00 PM
Wallace Hall
Speaker: Fr. Mark Hallinan, S.J., Assistant for
Social Ministries for the New York Province
Please join us for this Social Justice Talk and Information Evening. As we transition from Lent, through
Easter, and back to Ordinary Time, this is a wonderful
opportunity to explore ways in which you can continue to “take something on” through prayer, service
or advocacy. Representatives from our Parish’s Social
Justice Ministries, including members of the
Lenten Cross Project Team, look forward
to greeting you.
Light refreshments will be served.
RSVP to Diane Boyle
[email protected]
or 212-288-3588
Parishioners are invited to attend the
Sixth Annual Jesuit Volunteer Corps Benefit
in the Regis High School Courtyard
on Wednesday, May 13 from 6:30-8:30PM
The event will benefit the work of the JVC, which
comprises 350 volunteers working with poor and
marginalized populations across the US
and in seven countries around the world.
Jackie and Chris Keber, Saint Ignatius parishioners,
will co-chair this year’s benefit.
For more information, please call 410-244-1744 or register
at www.jesuitvolunteers.org/jvcthebenefit
ONE COMMUNITY...
ONE FAITH...
ONE BODY IN CHRIST!
The 2009 Cardinal’s Appeal is in its final stages in our Parish. The Appeal is
a vital source of funding for the programs and ministries that sustain the
parishes across our Archdiocese. Thank you for considering a pledge to the 2009 Appeal.
Payment Details: Please make your check payable to The
Cardinal’s Appeal (be sure to note our Parish, “Church of
St. Ignatius Loyola,” in the memo section). Place the check
in the collection basket, or bring it to the Parish House.
The check can also be mailed to: 2009 Cardinal’s Appeal,
1011 First Avenue, New York, NY 10022.
You can also make a gift online at
www.cardinalsappeal.org
MAY EVENTS
Wednesday, May 6 at 6:30 PM
The St. Ignatius Loyola Book Club
led by Fr. James Martin.
This month’s selection is Exiles by Ron
Hansen. Everyone contributes to a pizza dinner prior
to the discussion.
The Parish Ministry Council cordially invites
St. Ignatius Parishioners
active in Ministry to
Ministry Night
Annual Supper Social
Wednesday, May 6 at 6:30 PM
RSVP by Monday, May 4
Please call 212-288-3588 or
email: [email protected]
We look forward to sharing a meal together!
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Join Boomers & Beyond (50+
Catholics who are single, divorced or widowed) for drinks,
and to “Welcome Spring at
the Roof Garden of the Metropolitan Museum of
Art.” Friday, May 15 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. Cash Bar.
In case of rain, location will change to the Balcony Bar,
overlooking the Great Hall. For further information,
email [email protected] (preferred) or call 646-241-1332.
Annual Spring Benefit
St. Ignatius Loyola Day Nursery
The Central Park Boathouse
Friday, May 15, 2009
7:00 PM to Midnight
$175 per person
Mother’s Day Senior Luncheon
Dinner - Dancing - Raffle Prizes
Live Auction - Silent Auction
RSVP by Tuesday, May 5
Tickets are available at the
Parish House, 980 Park Avenue
and the
Day Nursery, 240 East 84th Street
Saturday, May 9 at 1:00 PM in Wallace Hall
Please call 212-288-3588 or
email:
[email protected]
All seniors, whether Mothers or
not, are most cordially invited!
For additional information
please call 212-734-6427 or 0372
Wednesday, May 13 at 8:00 PM
Sacred Music in a Sacred Space
Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb
Vaughan Williams’ Mass in G Minor
Handel’s Dixit Dominus
Preferred Seating: $45
General Seating:
$35 or $25 (students/seniors)
7:00 PM Pre-Concert
Organ Recital
Nancianne Parrella, organ
Tickets are available at the
Parish House, by calling
212-288-2520, or online at
www.smssconcerts.org
SVdP Blood Drive
Sunday, May 17 from 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM
McKinnon Hall
Sponsored by the
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Blood donations save lives!
Tuesday, May 19 at 7:30 PM
St. Ignatius Spiritual Community Reading Group
This month’s selection is With Head and Heart:
The Autobiography of Howard Thurman
We welcome new members.
For additional information, please
contact Jane Campbell at 212-536-7746
or [email protected]
A WOODSTOCK FORUM
MUSLIMS & CHRISTIANS: WHERE DO WE STAND?
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2009
7:00 PM
Wallace Hall
The Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola
980 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10028
The proliferation of publications and programs about Islam in recent years might lead one to believe that
in the West we know more now than we ever did about Muslims. Yet so much of this production lacks
the critical element of personal experience. In this forum, three Jesuits who have lived and worked with
Muslims over many years in various parts of the world reflect on our future together.
MODERATOR
Mehmet Pacaci, ProfessorofQur’anicSciences,FacultyofDivinity,AnkaraUniversity,Turkey
willmoderatetheForum.
Please join us at the Forum as we examine and discuss the following:
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Arewecondemnedtoanever-deepeningconflictwithMuslims?
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WherearethesignsofhopeinMuslim-Christianrelations?
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Whatkindoffuturedowewanttoconstructtogether?
PANELISTS
Daniel A. Madigan, S.J., is the Jeanette W. and Otto J. Ruesch Family Associate Professor in the
Department of Theology at Georgetown University and a Senior Fellow at both the Woodstock
Theological Center and the Al-Waleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. He was also the
founding director of the Institute for the Study of Religions and Cultures at the Pontifical Gregorian
University,Rome.
Patrick J. Ryan, S.J., VicePresidentofUniversityMissionandMinistryatFordhamUniversity,
spent26yearsinWestAfrica.HecompletedadoctorateatHarvardUniversityinthecomparative
historyofreligion,specializinginArabicandIslamicstudies.HewasthefirstPresidentofLoyola
JesuitCollege,ahighschoolinNigeria’sfederalcapital,Abuja.
Aloysious Mowe, S.J., isaWoodstockinternationalvisitingfellowanddirectorofInterfaithandCivil
SocietyProjectsfortheMiddleEasternGraduatesCenterinMalaysia.Hisareaofspecializationis
IslamicLaw,inparticularthelawofadministrationinanIslamicstate.
This forum is co-sponsored by St. Ignatius Loyola Parish, Loyola School, and Woodstock Theological Center.
Church
of
St. Ignatius Loyola
980 Park Avenue at 84th Street • New York, New York 10028
Fax: (212) 734-3671 www.stignatiusloyola.org
BULLETIN BOARD
Blood Drive: Sunday, April 26, 9:30 AM 2:00 PM. St. Monica’s Church Auditorium,
413 East 79 Street. For information, call
212-288-6251.
7th Grade girls and their parents are invited
to a Sneak Peek Open House at Dominican Academy, 44 East 68th Street,
on Tuesday, April 28 at 4:30 PM. To RSVP
or for further information, please contact
Mrs. Jo Ann Fannon, Associate Director of
Admissions, 212-744-0195 or
[email protected]
St. Paul and Spirituality. Speaker: Rev.
Lawrence Boadt, CSP. Saturday, May 2,
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM. St. Nicolas of Myra
Byzantine Catholic Church, 768 North
Street, White Plains. Fee: $20 (Sr. discount
available). Register by Wednesday, April 29.
Call: 914-946-5729
The Edith Stein Guild presents Edith Stein
and Our Blessed Mother Mary: Saturday,
May 2. 10:00 AM Mass, 11:00 Presentation
by Stephen Kass, M.Th. Church of Our
Lady of Peace, 237 East 62 Street. Light
refreshments. Donation: $15
Sisters of Charity Fundraiser: Thursday,
May 7, 6:00 - 9:00 PM. The Yale Club of
New York, 50 Vanderbilt Avenue. Fr. James
Martin, SJ, will be the guest of honor at the
Sisters of Charity Annual Spring Benefit.
For more information, go to www.scny.org
or contact Bill Hurley at 718.549.2248 or
[email protected]
PARISH STAFF
Parish Administrator
Rev. George M. Witt, S.J.
Pastoral Associates
Joanne Cunneen
Rev. Peter W. Gyves, S.J.
Kathryn King, F.S.P.
Senior Priest Associates
Rev. William Bergen, S.J.
Rev. John F. Replogle, S.J.
Rev. Ugo R. Nacciarone, S.J.
Assisting Priests (Sunday)
Rev. Philip G. Judge, S.J.
Rev. Stephen Katsouros, S.J.
Rev. James Martin, S.J.
Music Ministries
Kent Tritle, Director
Nancianne Parrella
Renée Anne Louprette
Robert Reuter
Mary Huff
Philip Anderson
Erin Acheson, Administrator
Staff information: on the website at
music/music staff
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(212) 288-3588
Religious Education
for Children
Joanne Cunneen, M.A., M.S. Director
(212) 861-4764
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St. Ignatius Loyola
Grammar School
Ms. Mary Larkin, M.S. Ed.
Principal
48 East 84 Street
New York, NY 10028 (212) 861-3820 Fax: (212) 879-8248
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St. Ignatius Loyola
Day Nursery
Ms. Theodora Crist, M.S.
Executive Director
240 East 84 Street
New York, NY 10028
(212) 734-6427 Fax: (212) 734-6972
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Children’s Liturgy of the Word:
Assistant to the Parish Administrator
Sundays at the 9:30AM Mass and the
Diane M. Boyle
11AM Mass in Wallace Hall.
Administrative Assistant
Eucharistic Adoration: Fridays and First
Patricia Schneider
Saturdays at 9AM (Lady Chapel)
Director of Facilities
Centering Prayer: Mondays and
Sona M. Olson
Thursdays at 6:30PM
Mother-Daughter Overnight Retreat
Events Coordinator
Confessions: 5PM Saturday or by
Bethany Spirituality Center, Highland Mills.
Emily Holtz
appointment. Communal Penance
7:00 PM arrival on Friday, May 8 and 1:00
Treasurer
PM departure on Saturday, May 9. Suggested
Services are celebrated during Advent
Fernando Castro
offering: $55/pp (includes program, private
and Lent.
bedroom accommodations, Friday night Weekday Masses Monday-Friday Baptisms: Please call Joanne Cunneen at
refreshments, Saturday breakfast and lunch). 8:30AM, 12:10PM and 5:30PM
the Parish House to arrange for a Baptism
For information or registration, please visit
and the preparation given prior to Bapwww.bethanyspiritualitycenter.org or call Saturday: 8:30 AM
(845) 460-3061.
tism.
Masses
for
Next
Weekend:
Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults:
Merton and Judaism: The Prophetic
Contact Maureen Fullam, M.A., Director,
Voice – Thomas Merton, Heschel and Saturday Vigil: 5:30PM Fr. Ugo
Vatican II. Speaker: Dr. Edward K. Kaplan. Sunday: 8:00AM Fr. Gyves at the Parish House.
Saturday, May 9, 2:00 – 4:00 PM. Corpus 9:30AM Fr. Replogle Marriages: The Bride or Groom should
Christi Church, 529 West 121 Street. Free to Wallace Hall 11:00AM Fr. Replogle call Joanne Cunneen at the Parish House
Chapter members; $5.00 for non-members.
Information: 212-666-9350 or www.corpus- Solemn 11:00AM Fr. Witt to begin preparation for Marriage, normally
7:30PM Fr. Witt one year in advance.
christi-nyc.org/MertonSociety.htm
Visits to the Sick: Please contact the
Parish House between 9AM-9PM.
Music Information: (212) 288-2520 E-mail: [email protected]